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Researching in Bourbon County by Mary Hatton

Paris-Bourbon County Public Library
http://bourbonlibrary.org
701
High Street, Paris KY 40361, 859-987-4419
HOURS: Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30a-5:30p · Tue/Thu
9:30a-8:00p · Sat 9:30a-3:00p
Beginning 4/17/2007, Mary Hatton will
be volunteering every Tuesday 1:00 - 3:30 to assist in genealogy
research.
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Local
interest Books
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Donated Family Records
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Records on Microfilm
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Bourbon County
Marriages and Deaths: 1808-1865
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Bourbon County
Marriages: 1794-1845
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Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890,
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
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Deeds: up to 1890
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Local Newspapers:
1872-1882 July; 1808-1866 June (except 1827);1884-1895 Dec;1888
July-1889 Dec;1897-1940 (except 1915/16);1942 Feb - 1979 March (1977
Apr-June missing)
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Tax Assessment Books:
1787-1793; 1795-1806; 1807-1820; 1821-1833; 1835-1849
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Wills: 1786-2001
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Vital Statistics
Records: 1852-1910 for Bath, Boone, Bourbon

Bourbon County Courthouse
http://www.bourboncountyclerk.ky.gov/
301 Main Street, Suite 106, Paris, KY 40361
859-987-2142
Extensive records from 1786, including:
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Apprenticeship Bonds
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Court Records
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Deeds
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Estate Records
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Guardianship Bonds
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Marriages
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School Census

John Fox Jr. Memorial Library
http://www.kentuckydar.org/johnfoxjrlibrary.htm
Located at
Duncan Tavern Historical Center
323 High Street, Paris, KY 40361
(859) 987-1788
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 1:00
p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Home to the Kentucky DAR State Headquarters, the
libraries holdings include extensive research material consisting of a vast
collection of genealogical and historical books of interest pertaining to
counties and states throughout the United States; also available are family
histories and family vertical files. Members receive free use of the library,
non-members required to pay a $4.00 fee.

The Bourbon Times / The Citizen Advertiser
123 W 8th Street
Paris, KY 40361
859-987-1870
Email:
citadinc@aol.com

Facilities near Bourbon County
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EKU LIBRARIES
Crabbe Library
Eastern
Kentucky University
521 Lancaster
Ave.
Richmond, KY
40475-3100
EKU
ARCHIVES
Special
Collections
Family
Files, Oral History Project
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LEXINGTON
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Central
library address and hours of operation.
140 East Main St., Lexington, KY 40507, (859)
231-5530
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 9 pm
Friday - Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm
Vertical
files, death certificates 1911-1953, census, county histories,
family histories, local newspapers, maps, state and local government
documents.
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KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
100 W.
Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-1792, 877-444-7867
KHS@ky.gov
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday - Friday |
CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
370 South Burns Avenue
Winchester, KY 40391-1876
859-744-5661
Contact: Maruskin, Julie
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KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES AND
ARCHIVES
300 Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone:(502) 564-8300
Archives Research Room: 8:00 - 4:00, Monday - Friday
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BATH COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
24 West Main Street
P.O. Box 380
Owingsville, KY 40360-2015
Phone: 606-674-2531
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MARGARET I. KING
LIBRARY
Special Collections and Digital
Programs
Margaret I. King Library
Lexington, KY 40506-0039
Phyllis Vannoy Spiker,
Volunteer Genealogical Specialist
859-257-8611, pspik2@uky.edu
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Bourbon County, KY Internet Resources
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USGenWeb - KYGenWeb: Bourbon County
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Personal Resource & Other Websites of Interest
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Searchable Databases |
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General Research & Links of Interest

Area Newspapers Online

Look Ups
Mary Hatton - Paris
Cemetery Book

Bourbon County Family Websites
Clay
Family Society
The Clay Family Society has about 100 members and has
been active since 2000.
Sandra Martinez Website - McClelland, Miller, McKim
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